Six months on: ChildFund and KOICA review gains of girls’ education project in Sierra Leone
Six months after the completion of a transformative education initiative, ChildFund and the Korea International...
ChildFund, UK, Denmark, Sierra Leone gov’ts, UNICEF & LEGO commit USD 15.3 M to early childhood care and education
ChildFund, together with the governments of Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Sierra Leone, alongside the...
When the pot keeps boiling: Women’s savings groups are transforming cocoa communities in Kono, Kenema & Kailahun
In the cocoa-growing areas of Kono, Kenema, and Kailahun district, many farming families, especially women...
Kadijatu, a former sponsored child builds Dankawali’s community first nursery school
With the Ebola outbreak of 2014, an already fragile early childhood education system in Koinadugu...
Meet Baby Ansumana, the newest addition to a thriving household economy
The world’s economy is in dire straits. Prices of basic commodities have soared to unimaginable...
Clean water and safe facilities keep girls in school in Freetown
Refreshed, satisfied, excited and confident. These are the words 17-year-old Zainab uses to describe her...
Rescued from the dangers of fetching water from the Kahmakeleh Stream
Frustrations and anguish may suit the description of what Aminata, 15, experienced in her ordeal...
Savings groups are helping end child labor in Kono District
Growing up in the cocoa-farming community of Papuima in Kono District, Adama knew what hard...
How goats helped Yaata stay in school
In Kailahun District, many families struggle to meet their basic needs due to poverty and...
A family’s journey of learning and growing together
In remote and underserved areas like Kailahun District, access to quality early childhood education and...
“My twins are healthy and strong” – Mary
Raising a child in rural Sierra Leone, where access to basic services is limited, can...
“Attending an ECD center is like building a house on a firm foundation” – Johnny
The absence of access to pre-school education continues to undermine the cognitive, social, and economic...
Donated medicines help reduce maternal and child mortality in rural communities
Isatu, a mother of two, lives in a remote community in Bo District with her...
How ChildFund’s support is shaping three generations in Kailahun
Meet Ansumana, a bright 6-year-old from Kailahun District, who just reached an important milestone in...
Supporting mothers to combat malnutrition in Kailahun District
Nearly one in three children under five years in Sierra Leone is stunted from chronic...